Enlightenment Quiz

Which Enlightenment thinker argued that people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Locke

• Montesquieu

Montesquieu’s idea of separation of powers influenced which document?

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The U.S. Constitution

• The English Bill of Rights

According to Rousseau, what is the purpose of the social contract?

• To give kings more power

• To allow governments to rule without limits

• To ensure that government protects the general will of the people

• To make the church the center of political life

How did Voltaire’s ideas challenge traditional authority?

• He supported free speech and religious tolerance

• He argued for absolute monarchy

• He promoted the divine right of kings

• He believed that religion should control government

The Enlightenment directly influenced which major event?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The American and French Revolutions

• The Reformation

• The Renaissance

How did John Locke’s ideas influence the American Revolution?

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Why did Enlightenment thinkers challenge absolute monarchy?

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Match each Enlightenment thinker to their key idea by filling in the blanks.

• Natural rights and government by consent

• Rousseau

• Separation of powers

• Montesquieu

• Social contract theory

• Locke

• Freedom of speech and religious tolerance

• Voltaire of speech and religion